Monday, April 11, 2011

Twenty million Peruvians voted in the most contested elections in its history

The polls closed at 4 PM as stipulated. The elections were calm and serenity. Within minutes the polls will exit polls. Twenty million Peruvians out massively to vote in a peaceful day in which so far no incidents have been reported. Within that number are 750 thousand Peruvians abroad who will vote and representing 3.9% of the electorate.

Electoral population is greater than that of many Peruvian departments. The general election began on opening Perúcon 103,622 polling stations installed in 15,000 schools around the country who guard 77,000 policemen and 45,000 members of the Armed Forces. Starting at 08.00 local time (13.00 GMT) until 16.00 (21.00 GMT), voters go to polls to elect a president, two vice presidents, 130 members of Congress and 15 representatives to the Andean Parliament.

All candidates had breakfast with supporters, some of them in symbolic places as did the former president Alejandro Toledo, who came to the apartment complex surrounded by Heron in Lima. "This was the first project to build the Techo Propio program," said the former president. "These children were born in Heron.

Had it not been built eight years ago they were born in a sandpit. Now they have a home, house, water and light. " While the former Peruvian president had breakfast tamales Creole Cabana, the Andean town where he was born, Ollanta Humala received reporters at his home in the Surco district.

Showed the gifts she received from her supporters over campaign reporters while playing with his daughters and enjoyed a breakfast of Ayacucho. Humala was the first of the candidates in activities when jogging by his house at 6 am surrounded by the press and members of security. The Nationalist candidate turned out to vote at 9 AM at the Universidad Ricardo Palma in the Surco district with his wife Nadine Heredia.

Dressed in jeans and a blue shirt nationalist leader was seen quite calm and smiling. When called on his countrymen out to vote en masse and not wait until four in the afternoon. "Vote without fear and with confidence. This is an electoral party. I appreciate the heavy security, but I think I deserve much attention.

" Humala is the only candidate who offered a meeting with his supporters. Will be held at 8 PM on the outside of your local supporter in Arequipa Avenue. Before the former commander will await the first results in the Sonesta Hotel El Olivar in San Isidro. The National Solidarity candidate, Luis Castaneda, had breakfast in the poor neighborhood of El Augustino, a symbol of Andean migration in the coastal capital.

Then the candidate went to vote at a school in the Lima district of La Molina. "I want a strong and happy. Winners will Peruvians," said the former mayor of Lima, who said he will await the results at a hotel in Miraflores. Peru's President Alan Garcia, went to the polls at 9:21 am with his son Federico Danton 6 years at a school in the district of San Borja and out said that the elections are being developed in a peaceful and serene.

"The power is delivered through fair elections. I am convinced that progress has been made will not be reversed. I hope the next government will build about 10,000 miles of additional roads," Garcia said to the media who was cautious not to make statements policy, while recalling that the new president must preserve the current economic model.

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) of the Alliance for the Great Shift went to vote at the Colegio San Agustin in San Isidro district where he was cheered by many people since his arrival. "Vote for the best," said PPK in a clear allusion to his candidacy. Previously, PPK had a breakfast at 10 AM (it was the last of all) with their local supporters in his party's Jesus Maria which was accompanied by his wife, Nancy Lange.

"It was a interesentate campaign, have come from far below. We must be optimistic and we will move to the second round without problems." He said he would await the results in their local supporters. Keiko Fujimori cast his vote at 10:30 am at a school in Groove where he was accompanied by her husband Mark Vito.

Fujimori waited half an hour to vote because the board had not yet been installed. Previously, he had a breakfast at his home in Groove which was accompanied by his youngest daughter and her siblings Kaori Sachi and Kenyi, who running for Congress. Also accompanied the board members and Rafael Rey Jaime Yoshiyama.

"I ask God to enlighten the Peruvians to elect candidates who pass the second round (...) I have always been respectful of the rules and I will be respectful of the will of the people, unlike other candidates have to respect the decision of the majority, "he said. Fujimori will await the results in the Bolivar hotel Lima's historic center.

Fujimori is awaiting the results in the Bolivar Hotel, where eleven years ago introduced the so-called 'vladivideo "Kouri-Montesinos was the beginning to the regime of his father. Meanwhile former President Toledo cast his vote at noon (it was the last to vote) in a school district of La Molina in Lima.

Peru Posible leader was accompanied by his wife Eliane Karp. He thanked his father for having joined in the fight for democracy and "had no life for the glory of my government because he died in 2005. He is with me. It was soon learned, did not finish primary school, but had great wisdom" .

Toledo await the resultadis at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Lima. Election officials recommend not trust the polls exit polls because the elections are closely contested. Magdalena Chu, Chief of the ONPE, said that "we must be careful with the exit poll surveys because they are forecast to have methodological flaws." In the first negative incident reported in these elections, Ollanta Humala was insulted by a group of people to vote while accompanying his wife, Nadine Heredia, breaking the respect that the elections passed so far.

They shouted "murderer" and other insults in unison spontaneous cases were in a school district's Groove. The Nationalist candidate paid no attention. Humala previously voted hours earlier with no problem at the same university in 2006 was harassed and insulted. The nationalist leader and his wife voted in a middle class area where they have no sympathy majority.

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